Author: Tom Kerrigan
Date: 11:02:44 03/23/00
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On March 23, 2000 at 13:57:51, John Coffey wrote: >The best example of this is a mate in 5 vs. a mate in 3. But more difficult is >a slight improvement to the position in 5 moves vs. a slight improvement to the >position in 3 moves. It would seem better to choose the shorter solution. > >John Coffey The problem with this rationale is that a move might look great at move 3 and then lose the game 1 move later. So you really want to pick the move that looks great after 5 moves, instead of the one that looks great after 3 moves. If the computer does not pick your "good enough" move after searching 5 moves ahead, then it's possible that your move wasn't so great to begin with. -Tom
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